Why don't we try it? — making suggestions
Three suggestion frames: why don't we, how about, we should. And the soft no — maybe some other time — that keeps things warm.
Read the sentences below, then practice the whole lesson with audio.
- 1Why don't we eat out tonight?
- 2How about that new restaurant?
- 3Sounds good to me.
- 4We should get there early.
- 5Why don't you come with us?
- 6Maybe some other time.
- 7You should see a doctor about that cough.
- 8You're right, I should.
- 9Let's not stay out too late.
- 10How about a walk after dinner?
- 11It's a bit cold for that, no?
- 12Then let's have tea at home.
- 13You should try this, it's really good.
- 14Why not? Let's do it.
- 15Great, see you then.
FAQ
- How does this dictation practice work?
- Play a sentence, type exactly what you hear, then press check — Dictation Trainer shows word-level feedback: which words you misheard, misspelled, confused for a homophone, or missed.
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- What level is this lesson?
- This lesson is graded A2 on the CEFR scale and has 15 sentences. Dictation Trainer lessons start at A1 and climb as the library grows.